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Bigwigs in NC, Congress fail to get ticket; 16 candidates file nomination papers Soz-Azad clash delays NC-Cong seat sharing Ahmed Ali Fayyaz 3/31/2011 1:06:21 AM LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS JAMMU, Mar 30: Factional warfare within Congress party has inordinately delayed seat sharing arrangement between the ruling coalition partners even as 15 candidates---including 4 each from National Conference (NC) and Congress---filed nomination papers for six notified vacancies in the Legislative Council on the last day of the process today. Contrary to wide expectations that businessmen would yet again grab the lion’s share, both the parties have, however, issued tickets on merit and dropped over a dozen of bigwigs who were all strong contenders. Minutes before the deadline ended this afternoon, as many as 15 candidates of different political parties, including an Independent, filed nomination papers before Returning Officer and Secretary of Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Ramzan. As PDP’s Mohammad Ashraf Mir had already filed his papers last week, there are now 16 contestants for the six seats advertised through three separate notifications. One-odd Independent candidate, namely Abdul Gani Sofi, today filed his papers without the mandatory supp...   READ MORE

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Interlocutors have failed detained militants 3/31/2011 1:02:59 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: New Delhi’s nominated interlocutors have met people from all walks of life and taken their `valuable views’ into account. They have met politicians, journalists, academicians and women. The separatists chose to ignore them. However, the detained militants who command fair amount of respect from the masses have been ignored. The chief interlocutor, Dileep Padgoanker was highly impressed by the `positive response’ shown by some detained militants in Srinagar’s Central Jail during his first visit to the Valley.Talking to media persons after the visit, Padgoanker had said: “The detained militants have a `peace plan’ which they want to discuss with the i...   READ MORE   PIMS exam fraud: Inquiry Committee submits report to VC College puts career of over 250 students on stake; involvement of JU officilas not ruled out 3/31/2011 1:02:41 AM Mishu Gupta Jammu, Mar 30: The examination fraud committed by the management of Priyadarshani Institute of Management Sciences (PIMS), affiliated college of University of Jammu (JU), with its students was not a smaller one but a deep conspiracy putting the career of more than 250 students at stake. The fact has been established in the preliminary report submitted by the 3-member inquiry committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor Prof Varun Sahni on Monday. The committee submitted its report to Vice Chancellor today. According to sources, the committee has recommended that affiliation of PIMS be cancelled with immediate effect. And, the rehabilitation of the affected students should ...   READ MORE   Pak national held near IB in Samba 3/31/2011 1:02:01 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 30: A Pakistani national was today apprehended by BSF personnel near the International Border (IB) in Samba sector here.Police sources identified him as Mohammad Buta (42), son of Mohammad Shafa of Chak Amroo in Narowal, Pakistan. He was roaming near BP-176 when a BSF patrol caught hold of him, the sources added. His sustained interrogation was on. ...   READ MORE   Jeerath's statement reflects his inefficiency: Niaz 3/31/2011 1:01:42 AM JAMMU, Mar 30: Congress MLA and former power minister Mohammad Sharief Niaz said health commissioner R K Jeerath's statement, that he could not identify Lal Chand, reflected his inefficiency. "Chand is MLA for the past over two years now and it is astonishing to find that he does not know, or recognise him," Niaz said after Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone read out privilege committee's report.He said if Jeerath could be so discourteous with an MLA, one could well imagine what his behaviour would be with a common man. Abdul Haq Khan said written directions needed to be issued to officers in this regard. ...   READ MORE   "No need to say thanks" 3/31/2011 1:01:17 AM JAMMU, Mar 30: After Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone informed the House that health commissioner R K Jeerath was attached for insulting MLA Lal Chand, NC's Saifullah Mir thanked him for a "prompt and just" action in the case. "I am thankful to you. I think this has happened for the first time in the history of J&K legislature," Mir said."Farz nibhane mein mera thankful nahin hona chahiye," the speaker replied. ...   READ MORE   Jeerath removed as health commissioner, attached on privilege committee's recommendation for insulting MLA House proceedings resume as MLAs end boycot after a day and a half 3/31/2011 1:00:46 AM BHARAT BHUSHAN JAMMU, Mar 30: After a day and a half of their boycot of the proceedings and spending time in the assembly hall amidst discussions, political as well as personal, the faces of MLAs lit up with incredulous "joy" today when they came to know that the House privilege committee had recommended action against health commissioner R K Jeerath for insulting BJP MLA Lal Chand. The moods changed soon and the members walked into the House one by one at about 11.40 am. All the MLAs of the ruling NC-Congress combine, BJP, PDP and Panthers Party had Tuesday staged a walk out after Lal Chand told Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone that Jeerath had insulted him by asking him to get out of his o...   READ MORE   Omar Abdullah turns commentator for India-Pakistan match 3/31/2011 12:59:59 AM Early Times Report Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah literally turned commentator Wednesday as he flooded Twitter with his ball to ball analysis of India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal match. Obviously glued to his TV set, the young chief minister launched a volley of tweets, some directed at Yuvraj Singh for getting out on a duck, some mocking the decision to play seamer Ashish Nehra and some on and off remarks on everything in general. Peppering a comment with sarcasm over the choice of a fast bowler in place of a spinner, he wrote: "We restricted Australia to 260. If Nehra can bowl a bit of spin, we can win this." He also took a dig at Yuvraj Singh, when he wrote: ...   READ MORE   Centre to bear brunt of legislators’ pay hike 3/31/2011 12:59:31 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30 :- The Union government, according to experts, will have toi bear the brunt of the hike in the salary and pension of legislators. The hike is going to cost the state additional Rs.1200 to Rs.1700 crores. But keeping view the financial crunch the state is going through, the union government has to bear the cost of the wage bill. The union government, it may be mentioned has been meeting 80 per cent of the amount spent on the wage bill of the employees and on the pensions scheme. The wage bill has already increased to about Rs.1360 crores against Rs.9000 crores in 2002. Similarly the pension scheme costs the Government Rs.2600 crores when it was Rs 556 cro...   READ MORE   Delhi murdered Democracy to hit Jammu below the belt May 27, 1949 A Black Day 3/31/2011 12:59:08 AM STARK REALITY -- II RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 30: Prof Shah, it must be noted, was more severe in his criticism of the motion in the sense that he urged the Constituent Assembly to repudiate the motion outright. In addition, he fervently solicited the support of the elected Praja Sabha. Justifying his suggestion, Prof Shah said: “Had the situation been in the State as normal and peaceful as in other cases, I would have certainly followed the same precedent, and required that at least part of the representatives should be representatives of the people chosen by their representatives in a proper form. But as the situation is there today, with all the complications that have ...   READ MORE   Government of legislators, by legislators and for legislators Salary Hike Is Their Right 3/31/2011 12:58:38 AM MINCING NO WORDS NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 30: Who says we have in the State of Jammu and Kashmir a system of government that is of the people, by the people and for the people? Those who say so are blissfully ignorant. They are living in a fool’s paradise. They do not know what democracy means in the State. The democracy in Jammu and Kashmir doesn’t mean the government of the people, by the people and for the people. Democracy in our state literally means a system of government that is of the ministers and legislators, by the ministers and legislators and for the ministers and legislators. Another truth is that the legislators representing all the political parties in the le...   READ MORE   Over 12 hurt as cricket match revellers clash with police 3/31/2011 12:58:02 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 30: In a clash between police and youth, who were celebrating victory of India over Pakistan in the cricket world cup semi-final match at Mohali tonight, at least a dozen persons were wounded at Residency Road here. Soon after India defeated Pakistan, scores of youth gathered on Residency Road and started dancing and bursting crackers. However, when they marched towards Shaheedi Chowk, which adjoins the Muslim dominated Talab Khatikan locality, police blocked their way and asked them to go back. While cops tried to push them back by using lathies, they stoned them, resulting in injuries to some of them. Some revellers were also wounded in the police action....   READ MORE   Shopkeeper shoots himself, dies 3/31/2011 12:57:41 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 30: A shopkeeper shot himself dead with his .12 bore rifle at his residence at Sanjay Nagar here this evening.He was identified as Pankaj, son of Pyare Lal of Sanjay Nagar extension. He owned a shop at railway station here.The Gandhi Nagar police had registered a case in this connection. ...   READ MORE   Youth's body recovered from Tawi 3/31/2011 12:57:19 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 30: The body of a youth was today recovered from Tawi river near Peer Kho here. Police sources said the body, which was found floating in the river waters near Peer Kho temple, did not have any clothes on it.It was kept in the GMC hospital mortuary identification. ...   READ MORE   3/30/2011 11:36:20 PM ...   READ MORE

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